STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Human and Social Needs
AGENDA DATE: October 13, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Community Care
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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SUBJECT
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Authorize contracts with fully-licensed childcare providers (Exhibit A), and with any other fully-licensed childcare providers, pursuant to the Early Childhood and Out-of-School Time Services Program (the "ECOSTS Program"), selected by eligible parents who meet the requirements of the program for the period of October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 - Not to exceed $500,000.00 - Financing: 2020-21 Community Development Block Grant Fund
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BACKGROUND
On April 22, 2020, City Council adopted the FY 2020-21 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Grant Funds. The grant funds are available beginning October 1, 2020, contingent upon approval of the City's FY 2020-21 Action Plan and execution of grant agreements with HUD. The FY 2020-21 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget includes a line item budget for the ECOSTS Program, in an amount not to exceed $650,000.00. The funds will be distributed as follows:
* $500,000.00 for Daycare Providers (this item)
* $50,000.00 for Infants and Toddlers
* $100,000.00 for Homeless and Special Needs Children
The ECOSTS Program, administered by the Office of Community Care in accordance with the City of Dallas' ECOSTS Program Policies and Procedures for Parents, promotes stability for low- to moderate-income working parents and teen parents who are full-time high school students by reducing the cost of child care to enable them to strive for self-sufficiency. Approximately 268 children will be subsidized for a one-year period.
The ECOSTS Program pays (see subsidy amount below) per week per child directly to contracted childcare providers for childcare services for working parents whose income falls in the low- to moderate-income ...
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